Priya Gobal

Full Profile

Priya advises and acts for (re)insurers, specialising in Financial Lines and General Liability claims (coverage, monitoring and defence), including D&O, PI, FI and W&I. On behalf of (re)insurers, she also conducts and manages significant litigation and arbitration in various jurisdictions worldwide. She has also handled multiple claims arising from trade credit policies.

Prior to specialising in the insurance practice, she was a litigator at a leading local firm and has advised and acted in commercial, banking and employment disputes as well as civil fraud and defamation claims. She has also acted as defence counsel in criminal proceedings involving allegations of, amongst others, fraud, cheating and corruption.

Priya is called to the Singapore Bar and is also admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales.

Experience

• Advising insurer on coverage issues under D&O policies relating to multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations and proceedings relating to alleged fraudulent accounting practices by insured global FinTech company.
• Managing and monitoring various significant litigation proceedings in Mauritius involving multiple claims against numerous D&O policy insureds for breaches of fiduciary duties.
• Advising various insurers on coverage issues under various PI Policies including liability arising out of investment/asset management, insurance broking, construction negligence and copyright violations.
• Managing and monitoring litigation proceedings brought in Indonesia seeking damages against PI policy insured for claims arising out of Singapore arbitration proceedings.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues under cyber insurance policy for insured’s liability arising from privacy violations in the U.S.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues under crime policy arising out of social engineering losses.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues under product liability policies in relation to claims against the insureds for alleged property damage caused by defective component parts and contaminated food products.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues arising under general liability policy in relation to damages arising from collapse of building structure.
• Advising insurers on coverage issues under W&I policies relating to breaches of various tax warranties and indemnities in Singapore and Malaysia.
• Acting for and advising global leaders on various trade credit insurance claims.